“+ verb
Etymology: Middle English unloosen, unlosen, from un- (II) + loosen, losen to loose — more at loose
transitive verb
1. : to moderate or relax the strain of
he unloosed his grip — I.L.Idriess
2. : to release from or as if from restraints : set free
a flood of dark memories and fears had been unloosed — John Buchan
3. : to loosen the ties of
in unloosing the traditional social bonds Puritanism awakened aspirations — V.L.Parrington
intransitive verb
obsolete : to become loose